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Are You Smarter Than a High School Student? 33 Questions

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Are you smarter than a high school student? 33 questions about science, history, math, literature and geography. 📚

Pythagoras, the first Roman emperor, the longest river in Europe and who wrote 1984: think you still remember high school? Great for family quiz nights, road trips and classrooms.

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  • Who was the first emperor of Rome?
  • Which language has the most native speakers?
  • Which country first gave all women the vote?
  • Cleopatra lived closer in time to which event?

💬 How many did you get right? Tell us your score in the comments. Which subject was the hardest for you?

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  1. Read the question and look at the pictures.
  2. Pick your answer before the timer runs out (or switch the timer off).
  3. See if you were right and read the fun fact.
Answers and fun facts (spoilers!)
  1. Let's test your high school knowledge! Who painted the Mona Lisa?
    Leonardo da Vinci
    The Mona Lisa hangs in the Louvre in Paris.
  2. What is the square root of 144?
    12
    12 × 12 = 144.
  3. In which year did World War Two end?
    1945
    World War II ended in 1945. 1918 was the end of World War I.
  4. What is the chemical symbol for sodium?
    Na
    Na comes from 'natrium', the Latin name for sodium.
  5. Who wrote the novel 1984?
    George Orwell
    Orwell published 1984 in 1949.
  6. Which is the largest country in South America?
    Brazil
    Brazil covers almost half of South America!
  7. If three x equals twenty-one, what is x?
    7
    Divide both sides by 3: x = 7.
  8. What is the capital of Canada?
    Ottawa
    Toronto is the biggest city, but Ottawa is the capital!
  9. Who was the first emperor of Rome?
    Augustus
    Julius Caesar was never emperor. His adopted heir Augustus was the first.
  10. a squared plus b squared equals what?
    c²
    The Pythagorean theorem works for every right-angled triangle.
  11. What was the war between the northern and southern US states called?
    Civil War
    The American Civil War lasted from 1861 to 1865.
  12. Which language has the most native speakers?
    Mandarin Chinese
    Mandarin has the most native speakers; English has the most speakers in total.
  13. 'As brave as a lion' is an example of what?
    Simile
    A simile compares using 'like' or 'as'.
  14. Which civilization built Machu Picchu?
    Inca
    The Inca built Machu Picchu high in the Andes in the 1400s.
  15. What is 15% of 80?
    12
    10% of 80 is 8, 5% is 4, so 15% is 12.
  16. What is the main language of Brazil?
    Portuguese
    Brazil is the world's biggest Portuguese-speaking country!
  17. Which document begins with 'We the People'?
    US Constitution
    The US Constitution was signed in 1787.
  18. In which year did Columbus first reach the Americas?
    1492
    Columbus reached the Caribbean in 1492.
  19. Which shape has the most sides?
    Octagon
    Octagon: 8 sides. Hexagon: 6. Pentagon: 5.
  20. Who wrote Pride and Prejudice?
    Jane Austen
    Jane Austen published it in 1813.
  21. What is pi, to two decimal places?
    3.14
    Pi is the circumference of a circle divided by its diameter.
  22. Which empire did Genghis Khan found?
    Mongol Empire
    The Mongol Empire became the largest connected land empire in history!
  23. In which year did the Berlin Wall fall?
    1989
    The Berlin Wall fell on 9 November 1989.
  24. Which is the longest river in Europe?
    Volga
    The Volga flows through Russia for about 3,500 km.
  25. An angle bigger than 90 degrees is called what?
    Obtuse
    Acute is less than 90°, right is exactly 90°, obtuse is more.
  26. Who was Britain's Prime Minister for most of World War Two?
    Winston Churchill
    Churchill led Britain from 1940 to 1945.
  27. Which country uses the yen?
    Japan
    South Korea uses the won, China the yuan.
  28. In which ocean is the Bermuda Triangle?
    Atlantic
    It lies between Florida, Bermuda and Puerto Rico.
  29. How many sides does a dodecagon have?
    12
    'Dodeca' means twelve in Greek.
  30. Which country first gave all women the vote, in 1893?
    New Zealand
    New Zealand was the first self-governing country to give all women the vote.
  31. What is the past tense of 'swim'?
    Swam
    'I swam' is the past tense. 'Swum' is used with 'have', as in 'I have swum'.
  32. The angles in a triangle add up to how many degrees?
    180°
    Every triangle's angles add up to 180°. A square's add up to 360°.
  33. Final question! Cleopatra lived closer in time to which event?
    The Moon landing
    The Great Pyramid was built about 2,500 years before Cleopatra, and the Moon landing came about 2,000 years after her!